N. C. Regulations for Protection Against Radiation

15A NCAC 11 .1505          APPLICATION FOR SITE ACCESS LICENSE ‑ WASTE GENERATORS

If the applicant for a site access license is a waste generator, the application required in Rule .1504 of this Section shall include the following additional information:

(1)           general description of the activities which involve the production of waste along with the radioactive material license numbers under which such activities are conducted;

(2)           general description of existing on‑site waste management, to include facilities, equipment, procedures and programs for:

(a)           limiting the production of contaminated material and contained radioactivity which must be managed, and the estimated annual impact on the amount of material and radioactivity;

(b)           reducing the volume and contained radioactivity of waste which will be shipped, or transferred to collectors for shipment, to off‑site disposal facilities, and the estimated annual impact on the volume and contained radioactivity shipped or transferred;

(c)           classifying, stabilizing, solidifying liquids, packaging and monitoring waste prior to shipment or transfer to a collector for shipment to a disposal facility located in North Carolina; and

(d)           quality assurance and quality control;

(3)           description of existing off‑site waste management, to include:

(a)           name, address, telephone number, type of processing and radioactive material license number of each off‑site processor to which waste referenced in Sub-Item (2)(b) of this Rule will be shipped; and

(b)           estimated annual impact on the volume and contained radioactivity which will ultimately be shipped to a disposal facility located in North Carolina;

(4)           description of planned changes in on‑site and off‑site management described in Items (2) and (3) of this Rule, to include anticipated date for implementation and estimated annual impact on the volume and contained radioactivity of waste which will be disposed at a disposal facility located in North Carolina;

(5)           history of off‑site waste disposal for the past five years, to include:

(a)           identification of all disposal facilities which received waste for disposal; and

(b)           the total volume and contained radioactivity of waste disposed each year;

(6)           description of the projected waste which will be disposed at a disposal facility located in North Carolina for each of the next five years, to include the projected volume and contained radioactivity for Class A, Class B and Class C waste;

(7)           any regulatory notices of violation and corrective actions related to on‑site and off‑site management described in Items (2) and (3) of this Rule during the past five years; and

(8)           description of the applicant's notification and emergency response program in the event of accidents during transportation. This description shall include the qualifications and responsibilities of the driver.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 104E‑10.3; 104E‑27;

Eff. January 1, 1995.

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